Now that a new year is upon us and a new semester in Medical Anthropology, I usually receive an inquiry from students in my latest class (ANTH 3252 – Medical Anthropology), what are the type of student fieldwork projects/proposals completed for this class? My response is usually — “Anything that is health related and an issue in which you can discover some new cultural health patterns among a specific group.” I also state, “Select a fieldwork project/proposal that is of interest to you.”
Thus from last year’s Medical Anthropology class (2011), here is a list of some of their fieldwork projects/proposals:
Obesity in America
Teen Pregnancy
Nursing and Stereotyping of Gender
Athritis Doesn’t Just Affect the Elderly
Cancer
Aphasia
What Makes People Motivate to Exercise
Electronics and Technology’s Indirect and Direct Detriments to the Health of Today’s Population
Eating Disorders
Combat-Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Soldiers’ Unseen Scars
Working Women and Eating Habits
Why African American Men Delay Seeking Healthcare
Well, that’s it! Last year, students completed some outstanding fieldwork projects/proposals and I’m sure this Medical Anthropology 2012 class will surprise me again with some outstanding fieldwork projects/proposals. I can’t wait to read them all at the end of the semester!